In the 6th century BCE, the ancient Greeks in Athens argued about canceling the debts of the poor, providing construction jobs paid with government funds, and taking money and land from the wealthy nobles to give to the landless poor. The “Occupy Wall Street” protestors and debates in congress are raising the same issues in the United States today. Using your research notes, please sharefacts, statistics, logic, evidence, anecdotes, or information from your interview to explain why you answer "yes" or "no" to the following question. After commenting, take the Taxes in the United States Survey on the right.Social Studies Debate #2: “Should the U.S. tax system take more money from the wealthiest citizens to give to the poorest citizens?”*Remember: only include your first name, the first letter of your last name, and your social studies class period in your comment -- and no email addresses!

Mr. Johnson

When not sharing his passion for history, culture, and geography with his students at Hedrick, Mr. Johnson does landscaping and masonry work around the Rogue Valley. He also spends as much time as he can exploring the incredible wilderness of the Pacific Northwest with his lovely wife, Jenny, and their kids – hiking, camping, kayaking and fishing.

Captain Jack Survey!

In A Post- Bin-Laden World Survey!

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Should the killing of Osama bin Laden by United States Navy Seals in Pakistan be the impetus for change in the future role of the United States Armed Forces in the world? *

No: we should keep our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq as currently planned.Yes: we should leave both Afghanistan and Iraq immediately.Yes: we should leave Afghanistan immediately, but stay in Iraq until December 2011 as planned. Yes: we should stay in Afghanistan, but leave Iraq immediately.Yes: leave both Iraq and Afghanistan, but increase funding for anti-terrorism defense in the United States.Yes: leave both Iraq and Afghanistan, but move our troops into other countries where rebels are fighting their governments for democracy (such as Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen).

Libya Survey!

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What should the United States do about the situation in Libya? *

Do nothingIntervene immediately, even without support from our alliesEncourage Libya's neighbors to attack LibyaOnly intervene if there is a consensus among all of our alliesSupport Qaddafi because he has experience ruling Libya for 40 yearsImmediately enforce a 'no-fly zone' over LibyaUltimatum to Qaddafi: he leaves power immediately, or we attack himCovert operation to assassinate QaddafiCut off all of Qaddafi’s resources – financially starve him from powerUse the United Nations (UN) to bring Qaddafi to trial for crimes against humanitySend in Special Ops to kidnap Qaddafi, then lock him in a Swiss Bank